Caitlin John LLC Sells 324 Shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV)

Caitlin John LLC trimmed its holdings in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (BATS:VFMV) by 6.5% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,632 shares of the company’s stock after selling 324 shares during the quarter. Caitlin John LLC owned 0.48% of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF worth $558,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 7.0% in the fourth quarter. Foundations Investment Advisors LLC now owns 101,199 shares of the company’s stock worth $12,195,000 after purchasing an additional 6,649 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 43.2% in the 4th quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 2,589 shares of the company’s stock valued at $312,000 after buying an additional 781 shares during the last quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc grew its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 12.3% in the 3rd quarter. Glass Jacobson Investment Advisors llc now owns 1,649 shares of the company’s stock valued at $200,000 after buying an additional 181 shares during the last quarter. Orion Portfolio Solutions LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF in the third quarter valued at about $388,000. Finally, National Bank of Canada FI raised its position in shares of Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF by 66.0% during the third quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 415 shares of the company’s stock worth $50,000 after acquiring an additional 165 shares during the last quarter.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Price Performance

Shares of VFMV stock opened at $126.32 on Thursday. The company has a market capitalization of $121.90 million, a PE ratio of 22.80 and a beta of 0.60. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $123.42 and a 200 day moving average of $121.76.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Increases Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Thursday, December 26th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 23rd were paid a $0.5744 dividend. This is a positive change from Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF’s previous dividend of $0.42. The ex-dividend date was Monday, December 23rd.

Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF Company Profile

The Vanguard U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF (VFMV) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the MSCI USA Minimum Volatility index. The fund seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation with lower volatility relative to the broad U.S. equity market. VFMV was launched on Feb 13, 2018 and is managed by Vanguard.